Re: Halloween Costume Ideas!

The gifted child costume idea is hilarious.

We had dinner with some friends tonight and their oldest daughter (12) has decided that she wants to dress up as candy corn for Halloween. She's already (this child is WAY too crafty) designed her costume.

I'm a redhead so mom dressed me up as Raggedy Ann, Pippi Longstockings and, worst of all, Ronald McDonald when I was little.

Re: Halloween Costume Ideas!

Originally Posted by doxie;2621507;

I'm a redhead so mom dressed me up as Raggedy Ann, Pippi Longstockings and, worst of all, Ronald McDonald when I was little.

I'm sorry....I'm sure she meant well. My mom made all of my costumes which turned out great but at the time, I just wanted the costume that came in a box with the stinky plastic mask and the string across the back of the head that everybody else had.

Re: Halloween Costume Ideas!

Originally Posted by bewty;2621525;

I'm sorry....I'm sure she meant well. My mom made all of my costumes which turned out great but at the time, I just wanted the costume that came in a box with the stinky plastic mask and the string across the back of the head that everybody else had.

Those were the costumes I had and I wanted the really cool ones that my friend's mother's all sewed for them. My mom couldn't thread a needle. Funny how we always want the opposite of what we have.

I made most of my daughter's costumes and my sister made a couple of them.
I think I saved a lot of them. And I used several old bridesmaid dresses to make a couple of them. Her Glenda the Good witch costume came from a hideous pink number I had to wear in a wedding, but cut down, the skirt made a fabulous Glenda costume.
I also had to make a swan costume for ballet for my daughter, but those white feather boas are GREAT for that. It turned out perfect.